Ventura County Civic Alliance

Fossil Free By ‘33 A New Energy Direction

Community Environmental Council

Overview

> CEC’s Fossil Free by ‘33 Campaign– Blueprint

> Our Transportation Plan– Top recommendations

> Discussion Topics

Santa Barbara County Energy Blueprint

> A two year effort, with many consultants and much staff time

> We hope this will become a model for other counties

WHY switch from fossil fuels?

> Climate change> National

security/foreign policy

> Air pollution> Peak Oil

County Energy Use: 2005

“Fossil Free” County Energy Use: 2030

Building & Industrial Energy

Efficiency

16.8%

Transportation Improvements

35.2%Wind Power

19.8%

Solar

15.8%

Ocean Power

8.3%

Waste-to-energy 1.2%Utility Renewables 2.9%

The “Fossil Free” future

Reducing Energy Use in Buildings

Building & Industrial Efficiency

16.8%

Energy Use in Transportation

> Transportation sector uses 48% of energy in our county

> SB County currently uses almost 200 million gallons of gas and diesel per year.

No Silver Bullet

>Biofuels?>Hydrogen?>Electric Vehicles?

Silver Buckshot

> Slash vehicle miles traveled> Reorient cities to use cars less> Alternatives to driving alone> More efficient vehicles> EVs using renewable

electricity/PHEVs get 100 mpg+ on sustainable biodiesel

#1 Ridesharing

#2 More Efficient Cars

#3 Sustainable Biofuels

#4 Bus Mass Transit

#5 Bikes

#6 EVs and PHEVs

Our Plan Saves Money

> Energy efficiency is less expensive than new generation

> Electricity as a transportation fuel is much cheaper than petroleum

> These result in large savings in our county:

> $238 million by 2020 with low fossil fuel prices

> $2.7 billion by 2020 with high fossil fuel prices

Our Plan Saves Petroleum

Michael Chiacosmchiacos@cecmail.org

805-963-0583, ext. 110

Community Environmental Council

Questions/Comments?

Discussion Topics

SB 375> Requires integration of transportation, land use, and

housing plans> Regional targets for land use GHG

reductions/Sustainable Communities Strategies

> How can we influence SB 375’s implementation in Ventura County?

Discussion Topics

Alternative Transportation> Alternatives to single occupant driving solve more of

our transportation problems> How do we make alternatives more attractive?

> How can we increase ridesharing, buses, biking and walking in Ventura County?

Discussion Topics

A transportation sales tax is being considered for Ventura County

> Ventura is the only large county in CA without a transportation sales tax

> Last in line for state/federal funds

> Is this a good idea?> What would it look like?